What is a peacemaker like? A peacemaker is not passive. Does that surprise you? Kent Hughes sums it up this way: “These two qualities of the peacemaker — honesty about the true status of peace and a willingness to risk pain in pursuing peace — anticipate the next quality, which is a paradox: the peacemaker is a fighter. He makes trouble to make peace. He wages peace.” Do not misunderstand. The peacemaker does not have a license to kill but refuses to accept a cheap peace. The ultimate peacemaker is Jesus Christ. No one can be a true peacemaker until they have found God through Jesus Christ. This is the last beatitude that describes the character of the disciples of Jesus Christ.
NCF Sunday Worship
December 18, 2022 • Pastor Bob Becker • Romans 14:19, Isaiah 52:7–10, Ezekiel 37:24–28, Matthew 5:9
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